Meet the new Doctor Who classics. Earth is under attack by power-hungryaliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action. When a Britishspace probe is intercepted by a sinister alien vessel on the eve of Christmas,it marks the beginning of an audacious invasion of the Earth by the Sycorax horrifying marauders from beyond the stars. Within hours, a third ofhumanity stands on the brink of death with not a single shot fired. Ourplanet needs a champion but the Doctor is not fit for service.Hes just regenerated, delirious in a new body and a dressing gown. Forcedinto his battered shoes is his friend, Rose Tyler, a girl from a London councilestate. Will she save the world from this nightmare before Christmas orsee it destroyed?